Scott Thomas Schaefer, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Edina, MN
Scott Thomas Schaefer, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Edina, Minnesota, and NPI 1295843225, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 44604, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Thomas Schaefer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 44604 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7450 France Ave S, Edina, MN 55435
- Phone
- (952) 832-8100
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (952) 832-8148
- Medicaid ID
- 080482700 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060103000064); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott Thomas Schaefer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 44604Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,848 Medicare Part D claims for 654 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost981 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate333 claims
- Timolol Maleate312 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine268 claims
- Moxifloxacin248 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol201 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $170.29
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Edina Eye Physicians And Surgeons PAEdina, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott Thomas Schaefer among 434 ophthalmology physician records in Minnesota
Scott Thomas Schaefer, M.D. is one of 434 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 282 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Edina
They are 49 of the 3,697 NPPES records with a practice address in Edina, and 434 ophthalmology physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Scott Thomas Schaefer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Scott Thomas Schaefer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295843225, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Thomas Schaefer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7450 France Ave S, Edina, MN, 55435. Phone: (952) 832-8100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Thomas Schaefer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 44604, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Scott Thomas Schaefer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Thomas Schaefer, M.D. had 2,848 Medicare Part D claims for 654 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott Thomas Schaefer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.